How It All Began (ii)

(THIRD POV)

[FLASHBACK]

For a moment, Blake wished he could blink and when he stopped, he would find Armando smiling at his face and then tell him, "Sucker, I was just joking."

That was not what was happening though. Armando's face shone, it was brighter than the sun above them. He saw his eyes twinkle with amusement.

It was not a game.

It was not a secret.

"Are you sure that is what you want to do?" Blake asked, for the millionth time.

"Why does it feel like you are not happy for me? I have not told anyone yet; you are the first person I was dying to tell. But now here you are, asking me over and over if, I am sure. What isn't there to be sure about? I am not a kid and you know that. I can make my decisions, Mr. Smith."